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SEPUP™ Energy

How can people manipulate energy transfer and transformation to use energy more efficiently? Investigative phenomena within the lessons connect back to the issue and storyline.

Anchoring phenomenon: Some energy transfers and transformations are more efficient than others. When a device uses energy, some of the energy is changed into a form that is not useful. This “wasted” energy reduces the efficiency of the device.

Examples: Some appliances (such as refrigerators) and devices (such as certain lightbulbs) use less energy than others; some devices transform energy from the sun. Students generate and answer questions such as: Why are some devices more efficient than others? What can people do to reduce energy use? How can people manipulate energy transfer and transformation to use energy more efficiently?

This unit builds towards and assesses PEs PS3-3, PS3-4, PS3-5, MS-ETS1-4. View all unit tools, including student books and teacher materials here.

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Energy bundles five PEs: PS-3-3, PS3-4, PS3-5, ETSI1-3, ETSI1-4

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Other NGSS curriculum we looked at did not have all the components we were looking for: hands-on, real-world issues, literacy supports, and cross-curricular opportunities. Plus, being able to have it all in one neat package (quite literally with the carts) is one of the best bonuses of this program!

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